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drear.

Dreary.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/dɹɪə/Received-Pronunciation/dɹɪɚ/General-American/dɹɪɹ/General-American/dɹiə/New-Zealand

  1. Dreary.

    literary · poetic
Where this word comes from

Shortening of dreary.

noun/dɹɪə/Received-Pronunciation/dɹɪɚ/General-American/dɹɪɹ/General-American/dɹiə/New-Zealand

  1. Gloom; sadness.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Back-formation from dreary. Compare greed.

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